Vergil (DmC)

Vergil (also called the Masked Man) is the leader of "The Order" and twin brother of Dante in the game DmC. He appears to lack the ruthlessness of his counterpart Vergil of the original games and like Dante, he is now half angel, as opposed to half human.

Capcom has announced that Vergil will be the main character of Vergil's Downfall, a DLC chapter introducing new characters, a new world, and Vergil as a playable character.

Appearance
Being Dante's twin brother, the two look incredibly alike, both sharing the same face, that of Dante's actor Tim Phillipps. Vergil's hair is also white, in contrast of Dante's black. Like Dante, however, his eyes are gray-blue. He wears a dark coat with a long tail on the right side, and a collar with a larger left side. There is a blue band on the left bicep of the coat, which also has blue, ornate scrollwork sewn into the left side of the upper back, and a blue lining. Vergil's hands are covered by white gloves, and he wears blue dress slacks, with brown leather shoes. When out in public, he often hides his white hair underneath a stylish black fedora with curled brim sides.

Vergil is also seen on The Order's warning videos wearing a silver mask with a menacing, toothy grin, and eyes with masking tape draped over the sockets. To hide his identity he speaks with a distorted voice to stay unknown to Mundus.

Personality
Like Dante, Vergil harbors a deep hatred of demons, but Vergil also carries himself better because of his upbringing, and wishes to do more than just kill demons, but to actually break their hold over Limbo City. This iteration of Vergil also has many similarities with his classic counterpart; he is calm and cool at almost all times, and focuses solely on his goal, disregarding most of the people he has to use to get there. Oftentimes it is unclear whether his motives for recruiting Dante were based on brotherly attachment, or simply his brother, manipulating Dante's familial bonds to rouse him into action for the Order.

Story
Vergil is the twin brother of Dante, estranged from him since childhood. While Dante was admitted to an orphanage run by demons, Vergil was adopted into a rich family. His mother was killed by demons and his father has been enslaved by them. He leads an organization, called "The Order," which fights demons. In a recent trailer, he is dressed up as a masked figure talking to a camera, taunting Mundus and his demon minions, mentioning that they have a new weapon they are sending after him. When the figure says this, a video of Dante plays.

It is believed that he acts as The Order's leader and mouthpiece, and Mundus does not know of his identity yet.

Unlike Dante, who was left in a demon-run orphange and had a rough upbringing on the streets, Vergil was adopted into a rich home to live a life of privilege. Highly intelligent, Vergil wrote a security encryption program and went on to become an independently wealthy multi-millionaire before leaving school.

Like Dante, Vergil has a vendetta against demons, who killed his mother and enslaved his father, and so he pours his vast fortune into ending the demons' reign. In doing so, Vergil created "The Order" to help humanity.

Powers and abilities
As a Nephilim, Vergil supposedly possesses the same abilities as his brother. He is shown to possess the same magical potency as Dante, and in the recent TGS 2012 trailer is shown using the Yamato to perform Slash Dimension, all with the same flair and quick iaido-like movements of the classic Vergil.

In the reveal trailer for Vergil's Downfall, he is shown to have a short-range teleport almost exactly like Air Trick along with a short ground dash. He also makes use of the Summoned Swords, Slash Dimension, and a Doppelganger-like assist during battle.

Background
Vergil is named after and based on the Roman poet of the same name. In The Divine Comedy, Vergil acts as Dante's guide through Hell and Purgatory. Although Vergil was virtuous, his lack of Christian faith prevented him from entering Heaven.

Vergil's role as the Masked Man and his broadcasts are similar to V, the main protagonist of the V for Vendetta comics. V was well known for broadcasting messages to a corrupt British government as warnings for an upcoming rebellion. Also, Vergil's followers are shown wearing oni masks similar to Vergil's, referencing a famous scene in the V for Vendetta comics and film where the suppressed population wears copies of V's trademark Guy Fawkes mask in protest.

In addition to paralleling V for Vendetta Vergil's Order draws is similar to the internet hactivist group "Anonymous" who sent messages of protest to organizations they do not approve of and commit acts of sabotage against them as well.

Trivia

 * While Vergil is the hybrid of an angel and demon, a Nephilim was traditionally the offspring of an Angel father and a human mother
 * Even though he shares many qualities with his original incarnation, he's much more respectable and less power hungry, as shown in his debut trailer.